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• Podcast Producer 2 REST api

  11 septembre 2009

  I’ve been working on documenting the REST api that PCP2 uses for client server communication as part of a new project. I thought it might be useful to other folks. Consider this a work in progress - I’ve only documented the workflow for doing a multisource recording so far. Follow the job for the info.

  Each section gives a sample command and a sample response.

  All pages are behind basic HTTP auth.

  General sequence of events

  * get workflow list
  * get cameras
  * request status for camera (including thumbnail)
  * start cameras
  * create recording enclosure
  * stop cameras, provide submission_UUID returned by above step, include title

  ---

  *URL : https://pcpserver:8170/podcastproducer/info

  *Type : GET

  *Content : version=2

  *Response :
  <pre>
  <podcast_producer_result>
  <action>index</action>
  <status>success</status>
  <plist version="1.0">
  <dict>
  <key>server_version</key>
  <string>2.0</string>
  <key>http_auth_type</key>
  <array>
  <string>basic</string>
  <string>digest</string>
  <string>kerberos</string>
  </array>
  <key>krb_service_principals</key>
  <array>
  <string>pcast/x101-186-103-dhcp.cla.umn.edu@X101-186-103-DHCP.CLA.UMN.EDU</string>
  </array>
  <key>server_uuid</key>
  <string>DB31DA49-10AE-472C-B3B9-86A8F8112399</string>
  <key>cluster_members</key>
  <dict>
  <key>F1021B98-7E7E-44FB-8EB1-E0DA1885D5BA</key>
  <dict>
  <key>date_added</key>
  <string>Tue Sep 01 10:23:49 -0500 2009</string>
  <key>last_update</key>
  <string>Tue Sep 08 10:35:17 -0500 2009</string>
  <key>server_host</key>
  <string>x101-186-103-dhcp.cla.umn.edu</string>
  <key>server_port</key>
  <string>8170</string>
  <key>tunnel_agent_host</key>
  <string>x101-186-103-dhcp.cla.umn.edu</string>
  <key>tunnel_agent_port</key>
  <string>8175</string>
  <key>network_addrs</key>
  <array>
  <string>128.101.186.103</string>
  </array>
  </dict>
  </dict>
  </dict>
  </plist>
  </podcast_producer_result>
  </pre>

  ---

  * URL : https://pcpserver:8170/podcastproducer/workflows
  * Type : GET
  * Content : version=2&language=en
  * Response :
  <pre>
  <podcast_producer_result>
  <action>index</action>
  <status>success</status>
  <results>OK</results>
  <plist version="1.0">
  <dict>
  <key>user_fullname</key>
  <string>podcast</string>
  <key>user_shortname</key>
  <string>podcast</string>
  <key>workflows</key>
  <array>
  <dict>
  <key>name</key>
  <string>Montage</string>
  <key>title</key>
  <string>Montage</string>
  <key>description</key>
  <string>Montage workflow</string>
  <key>uuid</key>
  <string>F797D54D-1539-42AA-B6AC-3CB3A4C15EF5</string>
  <key>version</key>
  <string>2.0</string>
  <key>editor</key>
  <string>Podcast Composer</string>
  <key>sources</key>
  <array>
  <dict>
  <key>contentTypes</key>
  <array>
  <string>com.apple.quicktime-movie</string>
  <string>com.adobe.pdf</string>
  <string>com.apple.iwork.keynote.key</string>
  <string>com.apple.iwork.pages.pages</string>
  <string>org.openxmlformats.wordprocessingml.document</string>
  <string>com.microsoft.word.doc</string>
  <string>org.openxmlformats.presentationml.presentation</string>
  <string>com.microsoft.powerpoint.ppt</string>
  <string>com.microsoft.bmp</string>
  <string>com.compuserve.gif</string>
  <string>public.jpeg-2000</string>
  <string>public.jpeg</string>
  <string>com.adobe.pdf</string>
  <string>com.apple.pict</string>
  <string>public.png</string>
  <string>com.adobe.photoshop-image</string>
  <string>com.sgi.sgi-image</string>
  <string>com.truevision.tga-image</string>
  <string>public.tiff</string>
  </array>
  <key>description</key>
  <string>Any Document</string>
  <key>isFolder</key>
  <true/>
  <key>isOptional</key>
  <false/>
  <key>sourceTypes</key>
  <array>
  <string>File</string>
  </array>
  </dict>
  </array>
  <key>user_requirements</key>
  <array>
  <string>Title</string>
  <string>Description</string>
  </array>
  <key>access_control_entries</key>
  <array>
  </array>
  </dict>
  <dict>
  <key>name</key>
  <string>Single Source</string>
  <key>title</key>
  <string>Single Source</string>
  <key>description</key>
  <string>Single Source workflow</string>
  <key>uuid</key>
  <string>DEFA1587-A650-426E-92DA-01C5EB811705</string>
  <key>version</key>
  <string>2.0</string>
  <key>editor</key>
  <string>Podcast Composer</string>
  <key>sources</key>
  <array>
  <dict>
  <key>contentTypes</key>
  <array>
  <string>com.apple.quicktime-movie</string>
  </array>
  <key>description</key>
  <string>Any Video</string>
  <key>isFolder</key>
  <false/>
  <key>isOptional</key>
  <false/>
  <key>sourceTypes</key>
  <array>
  <string>Video</string>
  <string>Screen</string>
  <string>Audio</string>
  <string>File</string>
  </array>
  </dict>
  </array>
  <key>user_requirements</key>
  <array>
  <string>Title</string>
  <string>Description</string>
  </array>
  <key>access_control_entries</key>
  <array>
  </array>
  </dict>
  </array>
  </dict>
  </plist>
  </podcast_producer_result>
  </pre>
  ----

  * URL : https://pcpserver:8170/podcastproducer/cameras
  * Type : GET
  * Content : version=2
  * Response :
  <pre>
  <podcast_producer_result>
  <action>index</action>
  <status>success</status>
  <plist version="1.0">
  <dict>
  <key>cameras</key>
  <array>
  <dict>
  <key>name</key>
  <string>150-A Camera</string>
  <key>uuid</key>
  <string>307682A5-B552-4AFA-B7E2-3811D772C9A1</string>
  <key>connected_to_member_uuid</key>
  <string>F1021B98-7E7E-44FB-8EB1-E0DA1885D5BA</string>
  <key>in_use</key>
  <string>false</string>
  <key>recording_status</key>
  <string>online</string>
  <key>preview_url</key>
  <string>https://x101-186-103-dhcp.cla.umn.edu:8170/podcastproducer/previews/307682A5-B552-4AFA-B7E2-3811D772C9A1.jpg</string> ;
  <key>access_control_entries</key>
  <array>
  </array>
  </dict>
  <dict>
  <key>name</key>
  <string>150-A Epiphan</string>
  <key>uuid</key>
  <string>CE610AB0-CA50-49EB-8FFE-78E57CDCA550</string>
  <key>connected_to_member_uuid</key>
  <string>F1021B98-7E7E-44FB-8EB1-E0DA1885D5BA</string>
  <key>in_use</key>
  <string>false</string>
  <key>recording_status</key>
  <string>online</string>
  <key>preview_url</key>
  <string>https://x101-186-103-dhcp.cla.umn.edu:8170/podcastproducer/previews/CE610AB0-CA50-49EB-8FFE-78E57CDCA550.jpg</string> ;
  <key>access_control_entries</key>
  <array>
  </array>
  </dict>
  </array>
  </dict>
  </plist>
  </podcast_producer_result>
  </pre>

  ---

  * URL : https://pcpserver:8170/podcastproducer/cameras/start
  * Type : POST
  * Content : action=pause&version=2&camera_name=150-A%20Camera&controller=cameras
  * Response :
  <pre>
  <podcast_producer_result>
  <action>start</action>
  <status>success</status>
  <results>OK</results>
  </podcast_producer_result>
  </pre>

  ---

  * URL : https://pcpserver:8170/podcastproducer/cameras/status
  * Type : POST
  * Content : delay=0&action=start&version=2&camera_name=150-A%20Epiphan&controller=cameras
  * Response :
  <pre><podcast_producer_result>
  <action>status</action>
  <status>success</status>
  <results>OK</results>
  <plist version="1.0">
  <dict>
  <key>preview</key>
  <string>https://x101-186-103-dhcp.cla.umn.edu:8170/podcastproducer/previews/307682A5-B552-4AFA-B7E2-3811D772C9A1.jpg</string> ;
  <key>preview_image_data</key>
  <string>RAW JPEG DATA RAW JPEG DATA RAW JPEG DATA RAW JPEG DATA RAW JPEG DATA</string>
  <key>recording_status</key>
  <string>online</string>
  <key>started_at</key>
  <string>Tue Sep 08 09:31:40 -0500 2009</string>
  <key>stopped_at</key>
  <string>Tue Sep 08 09:32:10 -0500 2009</string>
  <key>elapsed</key>
  <string>41</string>
  <key>last_error</key>
  <string>805306368</string>
  </dict>
  </plist>
  </podcast_producer_result>
  </pre>

  ---

  * URL : https://pcpserver:8170/podcastproducer/cameras/pause
  * Type : POST
  * Content : action=pause&version=2&camera_name=150-A%20Camera&controller=cameras
  * Response :
  <pre><podcast_producer_result>
  <action>status</action>
  <status>success</status>
  <results>OK</results>
  <plist version="1.0">
  <dict>
  <key>preview</key>
  <string>https://x101-186-103-dhcp.cla.umn.edu:8170/podcastproducer/previews/307682A5-B552-4AFA-B7E2-3811D772C9A1.jpg</string> ;
  <key>recording_status</key>
  <string>online</string>
  <key>started_at</key>
  <string>Tue Sep 08 09:31:40 -0500 2009</string>
  <key>stopped_at</key>
  <string>Tue Sep 08 09:32:10 -0500 2009</string>
  <key>elapsed</key>
  <string>41</string>
  <key>last_error</key>
  <string>805306368</string>
  </dict>
  </plist>
  </podcast_producer_result></pre>

  ---

  * URL : https://pcpserver:8170/podcastproducer/cameras/stop
  * Type : POST
  * Content : workflow_name=&UserMetadata_Description=&submission_uuid=7497E3AC-0A75-4C7C-8C66-26294C9274FE&action=stop&version=2&camera_name=150-A%20Epiphan&controller=cameras&UserMetadata_Title=Test123
  * Response :
  <pre><podcast_producer_result>
  <action>stop</action>
  <status>success</status>
  <results>OK</results>
  </podcast_producer_result>
  </pre>

  ---

  * URL : https://pcpserver:8170/podcastproducer/recordings/create
  * Type : POST
  * Content : version=2&workflow_uuid=C6EF52A7-04E3-477D-9F38-6B61F108D7B9
  * Response :
  <pre>
  <podcast_producer_result>
  <action>create</action>
  <status>success</status>
  <results>OK</results>
  <plist version="1.0">
  <dict>
  <key>workflow_uuid</key>
  <string>C6EF52A7-04E3-477D-9F38-6B61F108D7B9</string>
  <key>recording_uuid</key>
  <string>FD5A1459-F7CE-41FA-8155-049DF774298B</string>
  <key>submission_uuids</key>
  <array>
  <string>A626D8E4-E439-4E57-9982-DB4BD035CB41</string>
  <string>CFBCCB74-A41F-42D3-BEAA-58165B1116C6</string>
  </array>
  </dict>
  </plist>
  </podcast_producer_result>
  </pre>

• XDCam EX gets some friends

  21 octobre 2009

  Sony has announced a couple new additions to the XDCamEX family - the PMW-350 and the PMW-EX1R.

  The 350 is a shouldermount camera with interchangeable lenses and 2/3" chips. That puts it somewhere between the 1/2" PDW-F355 and the 2/3" 4:2:2 PDW-700.

  

  The EX1R is a minor bump to the EX1, adding features that users have asked for, like a dedicated viewfinder and a DVCam recording mode.

  For me, the most interesting bit of news is that Sony is launching the "MEAD-MS01," an SXS to MemoryStick adapter. I guess Sony noticed that many EX1 and EX3 users have been using SD adapters, and decided to get into that market. And of course, they had to use everyone’s least favorite flash format, Memorystick. I’ll stick to my SD cards for now, but it’s nice to see Sony "legitimize" that recording option a bit.

• ARM compiler update

  15 janvier 2010, par Mans — ARM, Compilers

  Since my last shootout, all the tested vendors have updated their compilers. Here is a quick update on each of them.

  Both the 4.3 and 4.4 branches of FSF GCC have had bugfix releases, bringing them to 4.3.4 and 4.4.2, respectively. Neither update contains anything particularly noteworthy.

  The CodeSourcery 2009q3 release sees an update to a GCC 4.4 base, a significant change from the 4.3 base used in 2009q1. The update is a mixed blessing. In fact, it is mostly a curse and hardly a blessing at all. On the bright side, the floating-point speed regressions in 2009q1 are gone, 2009q3 being a few per cent faster even than 2007q3. Unfortunately, this improvement is completely overshadowed by a major speed regression on integer code, a whopping 24% in one case. This ties in with the slowdown previously observed with FSF GCC 4.4 compared to 4.3.

  ARM RVCT 4.0 is now at Build 697. This update fixes some bugs and introduces others. Notably, it no longer builds FFmpeg correctly. The issue has been reported to ARM.

  Texas Instruments, finally, have made a formal release, v4.6.1, of their TMS470 compiler incorporating various fixes allowing it to build a moderately patched FFmpeg. The performance remains somewhere between GCC and RVCT on average.

  In light of the above, my recommendations remain unchanged :

  • For a free compiler, choose CodeSourcery 2009q1. It beats GCC 4.3.4 by 5-10% in most cases.
  • GNU purists are best served by GCC 4.3.4, which is up to 20% faster than 4.4.2 and rarely slower.
  • When price is not a concern, ARM RCVT is a good option, outperforming GCC by up to a factor 2.
  • In all cases, disable any auto-vectorisation features.

  Regardless of which compiler is chosen, I cannot overstress the importance of testing. All compilers are crawling with bugs, and even the most innocent-looking code change can trigger one of them. When using a compiler other than GCC, extra caution is advised considering a lot of code is developed using only GCC and may thus fall prey to bugs unique to said other compiler.